The idea is to come up with a list. We all talk about schools needing to close. Don't you think if we specified which, in the "choosing a law school thread," our idle chatter would have impact? Think about this one a bit and pick up the ball.

edit: Don't you know how many prospective students read TLS, who are completely uninitiated to the law school problem? We can help.

manofjustice wrote:The idea is to come up with a list. We all talk about schools needing to close. Don't you think if we specified which, in the "choosing a law school thread," our idle chatter would have impact? Think about this one a bit and pick up the ball.

No schools need to close, per se. Accreditation just needs to be revoked.

Last year, the entering classes at the following law schools had LSAT medians of 154 or lower and GPA medians around 3.2 or lower. All of the schools enrolled at least 175 students. This is a good enough place to start - maybe some exceptions could be made for a few of the cheaper schools. The schools most likely to increase class size (while lowering standards) this year are probably among these (NESL, Barry already confirmed).

justonemoregame wrote:Last year, the entering classes at the following law schools had LSAT medians of 154 or lower and GPA medians around 3.2 or lower. All of the schools enrolled at least 175 students. This is a good enough place to start - maybe some exceptions could be made for a few of the cheaper schools. The schools most likely to increase class size (while lowering standards) this year are probably among these (NESL, Barry already confirmed).

Widener is the only law school in Delaware. I think every state should be allowed at least one, regardless of its quality. Whoops, I've been sucked into this fucktarded thread. Oh well. Just one of those days, I guess.

justonemoregame wrote:Last year, the entering classes at the following law schools had LSAT medians of 154 or lower and GPA medians around 3.2 or lower. All of the schools enrolled at least 175 students. This is a good enough place to start - maybe some exceptions could be made for a few of the cheaper schools. The schools most likely to increase class size (while lowering standards) this year are probably among these (NESL, Barry already confirmed).

Widener is the only law school in Delaware. I think every state should be allowed at least one, regardless of its quality. Whoops, I've been sucked into this fucktarded thread. Oh well. Just one of those days, I guess.

justonemoregame wrote:Last year, the entering classes at the following law schools had LSAT medians of 154 or lower and GPA medians around 3.2 or lower. All of the schools enrolled at least 175 students. This is a good enough place to start - maybe some exceptions could be made for a few of the cheaper schools. The schools most likely to increase class size (while lowering standards) this year are probably among these (NESL, Barry already confirmed).

Widener is the only law school in Delaware. I think every state should be allowed at least one, regardless of its quality. Whoops, I've been sucked into this fucktarded thread. Oh well. Just one of those days, I guess.

HeavenWood wrote:Widener is the only law school in Delaware. I think every state should be allowed at least one, regardless of its quality. Whoops, I've been sucked into this fucktarded thread. Oh well. Just one of those days, I guess.

Alternative idea: create a set cap on law school students per market, give the majority of seats to top and/or established schools, and let the newer arrivals/flagrant TTTs fight for the rest of them via a bidding war. If they're that insistent on keeping their cash cows alive, let them put their money where their mouths are.

HeavenWood wrote:Alternative idea: create a set cap on law school students per market, give the majority of seats to top and/or established schools, and let the newer arrivals/flagrant TTTs fight for the rest of them via a bidding war. If they're that insistent on keeping their cash cows alive, let them put their money where their mouths are.

This. I like this. Now we need to get the dean of the New England School of Law off the fucking accreditation committee.

HeavenWood wrote:Widener is the only law school in Delaware. I think every state should be allowed at least one, regardless of its quality. Whoops, I've been sucked into this fucktarded thread. Oh well. Just one of those days, I guess.

Isn't there an issue here though, that if we shut down schools that are not elite enough, that we are limiting education? Wouldn't that make it so only a smaller, more elite group has access to this specific form of education i.e. law school?

It seems to me that the real problem is the outrageous cost of law school compared to other forms of education and certainly compared to higher education in many other parts of the world. If law school were free, the employment statistics wouldn't even matter. People could just hang their shingle after they graduate or start non-profits in their communities, or work in different fields. People would be able to gain the benefits of legal education without doing it.

I don't have any ideas as to how we could force the cost of law school down, but I think approaching the problem that way makes higher education more accessible, not less.